who will collingwood play in prelim 2025

Collingwood’s scheduled 2025 preliminary final opponent is the winner of the Brisbane Lions vs Gold Coast Suns semi-final , meaning they are officially fixtured to play either Brisbane or Gold Coast, with the slot ultimately taken by Brisbane.

Who Collingwood are set to play

• The AFL’s official week-three finals announcement lists: “First Preliminary Final, Collingwood vs Brisbane Lions or Gold Coast SUNS, MCG, Saturday 20 September.”

• That means Collingwood’s prelim is locked in at the MCG against the winner of the Second Semi Final between Brisbane and Gold Coast.

• In the end, Brisbane came through that path and played Collingwood in the preliminary final at the MCG.

What actually happened in that prelim

• Collingwood reached the 2025 preliminary final after a strong qualifying final win over Adelaide, securing a home prelim.

• The prelim was Collingwood vs Brisbane Lions at the MCG on Saturday 20 September, where Brisbane won and advanced to their third straight grand final.

• The final scoreline was Collingwood 11.5 (71) to Brisbane 15.10 (100), a 29‑point loss that ended Collingwood’s 2025 finals campaign.

Quick forum-style recap

Collingwood locked in a home prelim for 2025, with the AFL draw confirming they’d host the winner of Brisbane vs Gold Coast.

Brisbane got through the semi, set up the MCG blockbuster, and then overpowered the Pies to book yet another grand final appearance.

TL;DR

• Fixture: Collingwood vs Brisbane or Gold Coast in the 2025 prelim, depending on the semi-final result.

• Outcome: Brisbane won through and beat Collingwood in that preliminary final at the MCG.

Do you mainly care about who they were scheduled to face, or are you also interested in how that prelim unfolded tactically (matchups, game style, key stats, etc.)?